. >>> senator john mccain says it's time for the u.s. to get more directly involved in the conflict in syria. this comes amid reports that the syrian government used chemical weapons. mccain wants the u.s. to establish a no-fly zone over syria and give weapons to rebels. yesterday the defense secretary announced that the u.s. has varying degrees of confidence of the government's use of chemical weapons. >>> an old california law has helped at least one man in oakland move into an empty home and then allow him to own it without paying the mortgage. he found this duplex sitting vacant in west oakland 13 years ago. he says it was full of trash and dead animals and needed a lot of work the make it livable. he installed a kitchen, new flooring and then started paying taxes and a gold rush era law says if you occupy a property for five years and pay taxes on it, you have ownership through adverse possession. >> he went to the assess his or her's office, he's added his spouse to the title. he's doing all the things short of a court action to sh